A review by cyborg_rei
Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Very unique combination of themes and insightfully personal, but the incessant crude descriptions of sex were very off-putting and unnecessary. I really liked the concepts introduced at the beginning about the relationship between disordered eating, family, and religion, but over time the crass and frankly gross descriptions of sex really turned me off of recommending the book to anyone. The author's voice is very odd and feels kind of childish and immature for a story about an adult woman's experience with disordered eating and discovering her sexuality. In some ways the story's voice reads like a YA novel. Overall, a lot of potential with the themes, but ultimately the off-putting elements made the book fall flat for me.
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